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Wolverhampton Wanderers are optimistic that FIFA regulations over player registration will not derail their pursuit of Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham. The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Aston Villa and football.london understands Wolves have been investigating whether his appearances for the Championship club and Chelsea this season could make him ineligible to feature for them if he joins in what is likely to be a temporary deal. He played for Chelsea in the Community Shield, a fixture that is not expected to count as an official game, but the fact that he was involved in a Premier League 2 game for the Blues' Under-23 side against Derby on August 24 could threaten a move to Wolves. Hatem Ben Arfa was left in limbo in January 2015 when FIFA deemed he was unable to be registered by Nice having played eight games for Hull City on loan after also playing for Newcastle United's U21s. When contacted by football.london FIFA confirmed that they had not been officially approached by the relevant parties regarding Abraham’s case and cited Article 5.3 of their regulations on the status and transfer of players. It states: "Players may be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season. During this period, the player is only eligible to play official matches for two clubs." football.london understands that the Premier League have no issue with Abraham playing for a third club this season. The decision would ultimately rest with FIFA given the precedent set by Ben Arfa. However, Wolves are confident that they can cite previous cases that will allow them to register and play Abraham, including the case of West Ham midfielder Martin Samuelsen, who spent parts of the 2016-17 season on loan at Peterborough and Blackburn as well as playing for his parent club’s U23 side in the Premier League 2. Everton youngster Liam Walsh also played in his club’s academy side as well as for Birmingham City and Bristol City last season. Chelsea have until January 14 to recall Abraham from Villa, where he has scored 16 goals to fire Dean Smith’s men towards the Championship play-off places. The Blues would not sanction a permanent deal for Abraham but would consider sending him to another Premier League club for the remainder of the season. Wolves have long since switched their focus to getting the England Under-21 striker to Molineux on loan. The Wolverhampton club are not the only suitors for Abraham and it is understood that even if they were to get a green light with regards to FIFA regulations the deal would not be done. Wolves would be an attractive prospect for Abraham, who struggled at Swansea last season, and Chelsea as they are unlikely to be drawn into a relegation dogfight and their manager Nuno Espirito Santo has already shown a willingness to blood English talent such as Morgan Gibbs-White and Conor Coady. Whether Abraham goes to Wolves or elsewhere Villa are increasingly resigned to losing the striker. "It’s Tammy’s choice if